With the population forecast to grow to 3m by 2020 and 25m attendees expected for World Expo 2020, the emirate is focusing on boosting transport options. Aviation and public transit are due for major expansion: the metro is set to increase to more than 422 km by 2030, a tramline is due to begin initial operations in late 2014, and airlines are also dominating the sector as Dubai’s ideal...
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The sultanate’s economy continues to enjoy the benefits of petroleum wealth, which has provided budget surpluses in most years and served as a backbone for growth. However, planning is well under way for an era in which oil will not be the main economic driver, with the twin goals of diversification and creating an increased number of private sector jobs at the top of the government’s current agenda.
Articles & Analysis | Maritime gateway: Developments at the Port of Sohar are turning it into a logistical hub from The Report: Oman 2014
Sohar’s significance as an economic engine for Oman’s modernisation programme becomes more evident each year. Its expanding port capacity, growing industrial estate, strategic location and attractive regulatory environment continue to lure new investments. The Greater Sohar Industrial Zone, also known as Gateway Sohar, includes the Sohar...
Articles & Analysis | Land corridors: Railway expansion aims to improve connectivity and shipping speed from The Report: Oman 2014
The Oman National Railway Project proposes to link the sultanate’s commercial centres to its main maritime gateways, from Sohar to Salalah, and open up new land corridors. Further plans to connect this system to the GCC rail network would link Salalah, Oman’s biggest trans-shipment hub, directly to Kuwait City, providing a land route for freight...
Articles & Analysis | Ticket to ride: Planned road and rail projects promise to integrate the entire region from The Report: Oman 2014
While airport projects received the majority of funding from Oman’s eighth five-year plan, land link developments look set to steal the spotlight in 2014. As well as moving forward on a series of major highway upgrades, Oman’s national railway project is finally set to break ground. The Oman Railway Company (ORC) is moving closer to floating...